well i must be the lucky one ive not had any probs with my two, i got a early model fitted with newer clamps and extra bit to make it 35ft, the other is upto date model in 22ft and this is use all day every day for the last couple of mths and so far no probs showing clamps are fine nuts are fine, the only thing i have done to it is trim it so it fits better some were a inch longer than needed, also replaced the yellow hose for my version, and replaced the but caps to mine as there far better.